A security officer attached to the Senate has been arrested and taken the Central Police Station in Nairobi after he is alleged to have sexually assaulted a student at the University of Nairobi.
According to a statement made by the third-year student, the officer arrested and took him to an office in Parliament buildings and assaulted him repeatedly.
“This man met me in town. He called me and when I approached, he identified himself as a police officer. He told me that I am under arrest for roaming in town with an intention to commit a crime. I told him that I am a student but he would not listen to me,” said the student.
The officer arrested the student outside his area of operation. His areas of jurisdiction include the main parliament buildings, Protection House, Continental House, Harambee Sacco Plaza and County Hall.
Despite making reports on the same day, the police were reluctant to take action and it took them four days to arrest the officer, who is said to be well connected in the security circles.
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He was arrested while leaving the Nairobi County Hall offices by plain cloth detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, after a reports was made at the Divisional Headquarters.
“He spent the weekend at the Police Station after being arrested on Friday following the accusations. This is a serious crime and we had to be sure that the victim was referring to the same man we had in our custody,” said Central OCPD Robinson Thuku.
The said officer is reported to be related to a senior official at the Parliamentary Service Commission.
The family of the boy alleged of a plot to cover up the case, following their numerous ‘ignored’ reports to the police.
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